Fear and trembling
By: Søren Kierkegaard ; edited by C. Stephen Evans and Sylvia Walsh ; translated by Sylvia Walsh
Contributors: Evans, C. Stephen; Walsh, Sylvia, 1937-
Series: Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Abraham -- (Biblical patriarch); Isaac -- (Biblical patriarch) -- Sacrifice; Bible. -- O.T. -- Genesis XXII, 1-19. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Jewish ethics; Faith and reason -- Christianity; Philosophy, Modern -- 19th century; Christianity -- Philosophy; Christelijke ethiek; Gehoorzaamheid
Work titles: Frygt og bæven
Description: In this rich and resonant work, Soren Kierkegaard reflects poetically and philosophically on the biblical story of God's command to Abraham, that he sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of faith. Was Abraham's proposed action morally and religiously justified or murder? Is there an absolute duty to God? Was Abraham justified in remaining silent? In pondering these questions, Kierkegaard presents faith as a paradox that cannot be understood by reason and conventional morality, and he challenges the universalist ethics and immanental philosophy of modern German idealism, especially as represented by Kant and Hegel. This volume presents the first new English translation for twenty years, by Sylvia Walsh, together with an introduction by C. Stephen Evans which examines the ethical and religious issues raised by the text.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

Translated from the Danish
Table of contents: title: Tuning up; title: A tribute to Abraham; title: Problems: A preliminary outpouring from the heart ; Problem I: Is there a teleological suspension of the ethical? ; Problem II: Is there an absolute duty to God? ; Problem III: Was it ethically defensible of Abraham to conceal his undertaking from Sarah, from Eliezer, from Isaac?